New understanding of why cancer cells move
Credit: University of Hawaii Cancer Center A University of Hawai'i Cancer Center researcher has identified how some cancer cells are made to move during metastasis....
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Study explores impact of obesity on bone marrow cells
Credit: Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI -New research published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine highlights the pernicious effect of obesity on the long-term health of...
First stereotactic radiotherapy system designed for breast cancer receives FDA clearance
Baltimore, Md., Dec. 22, 2017 - The GammaPod ™ - a first-of-its kind stereotactic radiotherapy system to treat early stage breast cancer - has received...
Hormone therapy combination may benefit health without increasing cancer risk
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Treating ovariectomized mice with a combination of conjugated estrogens and the drug bazedoxifene triggers the expression...
A kiss of death for prostate cancer
Hokkaido University researchers have uncovered a cellular protein that stabilizes a tumor promoting signaling pathway, suggesting a new target to treat prostate cancer. The drug...
Breaking up (protein complexes) is hard to do, but new UW study shows how
MADISON, Wisconsin -- A new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers identified the structural basis for how tightly bound protein complexes are broken apart to...
New marker could detect fatal breast cancer up to one year earlier than current methods
A new marker that could be used to diagnose fatal breast cancer up to one year ahead of current methods has been described in a...
Medicaid expansion leads to increase in early-stage cancer diagnoses
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Affordable Care Act led to an increase in the number of cancer diagnoses -- particularly those at early stages -- in...
Exposure study to assess people and water near Colorado Springs
Researchers at the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the Colorado School of Mines received a two-year...
G-quadruplex regulates breast cancer-associated gene
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine For breast cancer, carrying protein CD44s, instead of CD44v, has a survival advantage. Researchers have now discovered a mechanism by...
Multifunctional protein contributes to blood cell development
LA JOLLA--(December 21, 2017) Like an actor who excels at both comedy and drama, proteins also can play multiple roles. Uncovering these varied talents can...
How a tumor grows can predict response to cancer therapy
Individual tumors respond differently to cancer drugs, if at all. Until now, it remained a mystery why tumors have different reactions to the exact same...
Tumor growth parameters predict response to anti-angiogenic therapy in mice
Credit: Stacey D. Finley, Ph.D. Using a mathematical modeling approach, scientists have found that certain parameters of tumor growth in mice can predict the effectiveness...
Oncotarget now publishing two issues a week available in PubMed and other high profile scientific research indexes and archives
Oncotarget, a distinguished multidisciplinary bio-medical journal, reassured readers this week that all of its scientific publications are and will continue to be available on PubMed,...
Individuals in the US diagnosed with cancer are 2.7 times more likely to declare bankruptcy than individuals without cancer, study finds
As advancements in cancer therapies have been making headlines in recent years, cancer drug prices have significantly increased. The remaining question is, what are the...
